Oral history interview with Johnny Pate and Jillean Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on March 04, 2004 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Johnny Pate discusses his best friend, Joe Williams, and talks about his career as a renowned jazz musician. Jillean Williams then talks about Joe Williams, her late husband, and about living in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Saul Wesley grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attended the Las Vegas Business College before getting into the gaming industry in an accounting role at the original MGM Grand, even after it became Bally’s. Wesley later worked in slot operations as both a manager and director at the Monte Carlo and is currently vice president of slot operations at Luxor Hotel and Casino.
Comparison of guest suite and guest room floor plans for Harrah's Tahoe, MGM Grand Reno, and Little America (Tucson). Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. Site Name: Harrah's Tahoe Address: 15 Highway 50
Oral history interview with Blaine Benedict conducted by Barbara Tabach on November 12, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Benedict talks about growing up Jewish in Las Vegas, Nevada and being the son of Al Benedict, who is a MGM executive.
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: " black boy (mask, facing right)" for three identical drawings. Costume Details: Male performer wearing beaded g-string, animal mask, chest and wrist jewelry, and cape. Show Name: Jubilee! Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "16 dancing nude (Chained Danites)." Costume Details: Topless showgirl wearing chains and a wig. Show Name: Jubilee! Performance Name: Samson and Delilah: Underground Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
William Morgan was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Las Vegas with his family in 1969. Morgan entered the slot industry early by becoming an instructor at his father’s gaming school which provided instruction on slot and arcade repair and maintenance. His start in the gaming industry was in 1989 when he became a slot technician at the Imperial Palace. Morgan would later move to the MGM Grand as a journeyman slot technician in 1993 and eventually to the Stratosphere in 1996 as shift lead slot technician.